Top commander was in building hit by Israeli strike, says Hezbollah

Lebanon's Hezbollah said early on July 31 that its senior commander, Fuad Shukr, had been in a building in the southern suburbs of Beirut when it was targeted by an Israeli strike, but the group did not confirm his fate.

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Israel's military announced late on July 30 that it had killed Shukr, whom it named as Hezbollah's most senior commander and whom it blamed for an attack at the weekend that left a dozen youngsters dead in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Iran-backed Hezbollah has denied any involvement in the July 27 attack.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Shukr "has the blood of many Israelis on his hands. Tonight, we have shown that the blood of our people has a price, and that there is no place out of reach for our forces to this end".

A senior security source from another country in the region confirmed Shukr had died of his wounds.

At least two women and two children were also killed, said medical and security sources.

Hezbollah's long-awaited statement on July 31 said Israel had attacked a residential building in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold for the group, and that "a number of citizens" were killed and others wounded.